karzai met separately with defense secretary leon panetta and secretary of state hillary clinton. he's been discussing the transition as u.s. troops withdraw from afghanistan this year and next year. >>> today two members of the d.c. council will also headed to the white house. council chair phil mendelson and mary chae will meet with the intergovernmental affairs staff. they're hoping to put the taxation without representation license plates on the inaugural parade limo. president clinton is the last president to have used the taxation without representation plates. >>> well, it is just ten days until the presidential inauguration and obviously the parade that goes with it. january 21st is when that happens and there's a company in prince george's county is doing their best to work quickly. the what are grove company has been making the floats for the last 17 parades all the way bang to the trueman administration. this year they're building eight floats involving everything from metal work to wood and sewing. incredibly they got the contract for the job this late december -- in l